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December 30, 2008Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region showed expansion in December, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago reported Wednesday.
December 30, 2009Letters: A Good Deed, Spot Freight, Costly Dirt, Democratized Data, Dear Mr. President, EOBRs Redux, Size & Weight
I wanted to write to thank you or your Digest item 鈥淲al-Mart Donates 35 Trucks to Food Banks鈥 in the Nov. 16 issue, p. 33. In this economy, it is refreshing to read a positive, goodwill article.
I contacted Wal-Mart to tell them and their CEO what a great job they did. Without trucks, all the goodness of America wouldn鈥檛 be delivered.
January 4, 2010In Pursuit of Accurate Safety Ratings
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has taken a step in the right direction with its Comprehensive Safety Analysis, a new way of evaluating trucking safety. Now, some serious tweaking is in order.
January 4, 2010Manufacturers to Discuss Changing Industry at Heavy Duty Dialogue, Aftermarket Week
Manufacturers and distributors of truck parts and systems are scheduled to discuss the changes coming to the industry during the next decade as they gather in Las Vegas Jan. 18-21 for a pair of heavy-duty events.
January 4, 2010Kerry Introduces Legislation to Reclassify Contractors
The on-again, off-again fight to toughen classification standards for independent contractors is on again, with an effort being led by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who last month introduced a bill trucking industry officials said would erode the protections afforded employers against attempts by the Internal Revenue Service to reclassify independent contractors as employees.
January 4, 2010Technology May Help Solve Congestion for Trucking
A recent study by one of the world鈥檚 largest makers of Global Positioning System navigation devices has concluded that Seattle is the most traffic-clogged city in the United States.
January 4, 2010ATA Says It Will Seek a Summary Judgment in Dispute With L.A. Port at Jan. 11 Hearing
Lawyers for American Trucking Associations said they will ask a federal judge on Jan. 11 to forgo a trial in ATA鈥檚 clean trucks lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles and instead to issue a summary judgment in their favor.
January 4, 2010FMCSA Agrees to Delay Chassis Rule Six Months to Set Up Database System
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it was delaying some intermodal chassis safety requirements for six months to give operators of that equipment more time to create a database to track the condition of each chassis.
January 4, 2010FMCSA Agrees to Delay Chassis Rule Six Months to Set Up Database System
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it was delaying some intermodal chassis safety requirements for six months to give operators of that equipment more time to create a database to track the condition of each chassis.
December 30, 2009